Alison Steadman
Known for Acting · 152 credits
- Born
- 1946-08-26 (age 79)
- Place of birth
- Liverpool, England, UK
- Also known as
- Alison Steadman OBE · آلیسون استیدمن
Biography
Alison Steadman (born 26 August 1946) is an English actor. She won the 1991 National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actress for the Mike Leigh (her husband 1973-2001) film Life is Sweet, and the 1993 Olivier Award for Best Actress for her role as Mari in the original production of The Rise and Fall of Little Voice. In a 2007 Channel 4 poll, the "50 Greatest Actors" voted for by other actors, she was ranked No. 42.
Steadman made her professional stage debut in 1968 and went on to establish her career in Mike Leigh's 1970s TV plays Nuts in May (1976) and Abigail's Party (1977). She received BAFTA TV Award nominations for the 1986 BBC serial The Singing Detective, and in 2001 for the ITV drama series Fat Friends (2000–05). Other television roles include Pride and Prejudice (1995), Gavin & Stacey (2007–10, 2019) and Orphan Black (2015–16). Her other film appearances include A Private Function (1984), Clockwise (1986), Shirley Valentine (1989), Topsy Turvy (1999), and The Life and Death of Peter Sellers (2004).
Known For
TV Shows (63)
Midsomer Murders
1997
as Abigail Tonev
The One Show
2006
as Self
Play for Today
1970
as Nonie / Veronica / Jan Blincoe / Kay Pasmore / Susan
Crown Court
1972
Orphan Black
2013
as Kendall Malone
GMTV
1993
as Self
Inside No. 9
2014
as Anne
Lewis
2007
as Rev. Martha Seager
Screen Two
1985
as Brenda Ogdon
ITV Playhouse
1967
as Norma Hardy
Countryfile
1988
as Self
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
2011
as Self - Participant
Pride and Prejudice
1995
as Mrs. Bennet
Great British Menu
2006
as Self - Guest Judge
Playhouse Presents
2012
as Tina
Remembers…
2022
as Self
The BAFTA Awards
1949
as Self
ScreenPlay
1986
as Marjorie
Kavanagh Q.C.
1995
as Evelyn Marie Kendall
Screen One
1989
as Jackie Johns
Gavin & Stacey
2007
as Pam Shipman
Yonderland
2013
as Barbara
Fat Friends
2000
as Betty Simpson
The Jim Henson Hour
1989
as Perriwinkle
The Syndicate
2012
as Rose Wilson
Comedy Blaps
2011
Here We Go
2022
as Sue Jessop
Gadget Man
2012
Twisted Tales
2005
as Margery Faversham
DNA Journey
2019
Little Crackers
2010
as Alison's Mother
The Singing Detective
1986
as Mrs Marlow / Mrs Marlow / Lili
Karaoke
1996
as Mrs Haynes
Hold the Sunset
2018
as Edith
Stressed Eric
1998
The Great Sport Relief Bake Off
2012
as Self - Contestant
The Great War: The People's Story
2014
as Hallie Eustace Miles
Crapston Villas
1995
Life
2020
as Gail Reynolds
Let Them Eat Cake
1999
The Worst Week of My Life
2004
as Angela Cook
Butterfly
2018
as Barbara
Gone to Seed
1992
as Hilda Plant
Boomers
2014
as Joyce
Hans Christian Andersen: My Life as a Fairytale
2002
as Mrs. Meisling
Gone to the Dogs
1991
as Lauren Patterson
Gareth's All Star Choir
2014
as Self - Choir Member
Selling Hitler
1991
as Edda Goering
No Bananas
1996
as Evelyn Hamilton
Rules of the Game
2022
as Anita Jenkins
Fanny Hill
2007
as Mrs. Brown
Adrian Mole: The Cappuccino Years
2001
as Pauline Mole
The Wimbledon Poisoner
1994
as Elinor Farr
Oil Strike North
1975
Lenny Henry in Pieces
2000
The Missing Postman
1997
as Christine Peacock
Bel Ami
1971
as Fencer (as Allison Steadman)
The Wackers
1975
as Bernadette Clarkson
Extraordinary Escapes with Sandi Toksvig
2021
as Self
Alison & Larry: Billericay To Barry
2023
as Alison Steadman
Movies (89)
The King's Man
2021
as Rita
Better Man
2024
as Betty
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
1988
as Daisy
Stitch Head
2025
as Nan (voice)
Topsy-Turvy
1999
as Madame Leon
Secrets & Lies
1996
as Woman with Dog
Dad's Army
2016
as Mrs. Fox
Stormy Monday
1988
as Mayor
Champions
1984
as Mary Hussey
Confetti
2006
as Sam's Mum
Life Is Sweet
1991
as Wendy
The Life and Death of Peter Sellers
2004
as Casting Agent
Gavin & Stacey: A Fond Farewell
2025
as Self
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
2007
as Self
Shirley Valentine
1989
as Jane
Clockwise
1986
as Gwenda Stimpson
A Private Function
1984
as Mrs. Allardyce
Happy Now
2001
as Bronwyn Race
Blame It on the Bellboy
1992
as Rosemary Horton
Wilt
1989
as Eva
The One and Only Mike Leigh
2014
as Self
The Ugly Duckling
1997
as The Hen (voice)
Coming Through
1985
as Kate
The Snow Queen's Revenge
1996
as Pearl
Fanny Hill
2007
as Mrs. Brown
P'tang, Yang, Kipperbang
1982
as Miss Land
23 Walks
2020
as Fern
Bob the Builder: A Christmas to Remember - The Movie
2001
as Mayoress Bunty Ferguson (voice)
Virtuoso
1989
as Brenda
The Dinner Party
2007
as Juliet
Roald & Beatrix: The Tail of the Curious Mouse
2020
as Dora
Fry and Laurie Reunited
2010
as Self - Narrator (voice)
7 Deadly Sins: Stage Acting
1989
as Janista Maine
Pasmore
1980
as Kay Pasmore
Gavin & Stacey: A Special Christmas
2019
as Pam Shipman
Burn Burn Burn
2016
as Diana
Tartuffe, or The Imposter
1983
as Elmire
Selling Hitler
1993
as Edda Goering
Mike Leigh: Making Plays
1982
as Self
Nuts in May
1976
as Candice Marie
Jack and the Beanstalk
1999
as Mother / Veronica
Joke
2026
as Vet
Number One
1985
as Doreen
Peterman
2015
as Auntie Jean
Come Rain Come Shine
2010
as Dora Mitchell
Care
2018
as Mary
All About 'Abigail's Party'
2007
as Self
The Missing Postman
1997
as Christine Peacock
Gavin & Stacey: The Making of the Finale
2024
as Self
We Love Gavin and Stacey
2020
Taking Leave
1974
as Nonie
Santa's Last Christmas
1999
as Mrs Whatnot (voice)
The Short & Curlies
1987
as Betty
Abigail's Party
1977
as Beverley
The Caucasian Chalk Circle
1985
as Kato/Natella/Aniko
Monster Maker
1989
as Perriwinkle
Do You Remember the First Time?
1994
French Exchange
2011
as Mrs. Phillips
Let's Do It: A Tribute to Victoria Wood
2016
as Self
Here We Go: Our New Year’s Fireworks Fantasaganza
2025
as Sue Jessop
Girl
1974
as Jackie
Who Gets the Dog
2007
as Jenny Evans
Two Days That Shook the Branch
1978
as Norma Hardy
News Hounds
1990
as Jackie Johns
Ivor the Invisible
2001
as Auntie Barbara (voice)
Hard Labour
1973
as Veronica Thornley
Our Flesh and Blood
1977
as Jan Blincoe
The Muscle Market
1981
as Susan
Chunky Monkey
2003
as Beryl
A Small Mourning
1989
as Marjorie
Through the Night
1975
as Christine Potts
Becky Watts Killed for Kicks
2017
as Narrator
We Can Be Heroes
2017
as Granny Evans
Wake
2023
as Grace
The Man from Montevideo
2007
as Karen Horner
Bag of Yeast
1976
as Margaret Hudson
Loony in the Woods
2006
as Crazy Butcher
Degas and Pissario Fall Out
1994
as Emma Dumay
D.I.Y. Hard
2002
as Woman
Off Grid
2019
as Grace Tanner
A Civil Arrangement
2012
as Isobel
Gotta Get Out
1995
as Maggie
Early to Bed
1975
as Helen
Here We Go: Mum's Classic Family Christmas
2023
as Sue Jessop
Caravans: A British Love Affair
2009
as Narrator
Queen and Country
2022
as Narrator (voice)
King of the Teds
as Tina
The 1970s Dinner Party
2023
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Yours Faithfully, Edna Welthorpe (Mrs)
2017
About Alison Steadman
Alison Steadman (born 26 August 1946) is an English actor. She won the 1991 National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actress for the Mike Leigh (her husband 1973-2001) film Life is Sweet, and the 1993 Olivier Award for Best Actress for her role as Mari in the original production of The Rise and Fall of Little Voice. In a 2007 Channel 4 poll, the "50 Greatest Actors" voted for by other actors, she was ranked No. 42. Steadman made her professional stage debut in 1968 and went on to establish her career in Mike Leigh's 1970s TV plays Nuts… With 152 credits spanning from 1949 to 2026, Alison Steadman has appeared in 89 films and 63 TV shows.
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- The King's Man (2021) — as Rita
- Better Man (2024) — as Betty
- The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1988) — as Daisy
- Stitch Head (2025) — as Nan (voice)
- Topsy-Turvy (1999) — as Madame Leon
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